The tattered warships of Xingtian rode the wind and waves with the four warships of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and under the escort of the air cavalry and the Flying Army, they headed towards the Black Dragon Island, which was full of basalts.

The sailors on the warship of the Nine Shadows Kingdom cooked the meat and bone broth in the ship's kitchen while they were on the way, and when it was cooked, they immediately let the Yumin and the Toutou people transport it to the battlefield of Xingtian, and distributed it to the headless ghosts who were shivering under the sea breeze.

Faced with the fragrant and steaming bone broth, the headless ghosts no longer complained or doubted the Nine Shadows Army that had taken away their weapons.

When it was almost dawn, he finally arrived in front of the Dragon Cliff, a stronghold in the north of Heilong County.

At dawn, with the help of the lights on the warships of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, Xing Tian could vaguely see that in the darkness in the distance ahead, there was a high mountain like a fangs in the mouth of a giant dragon, standing on the seashore in the northern part of Heilong County.

This is Dragon Cliff, the northern stronghold of Black Dragon County.

After Xiao Shizhu ate the Ghost Kingdom, this place was rebuilt again, and it became a military fortress that was easier to defend and more difficult to attack than when the Ghost Kingdom was in use. After Xia Xing managed Heilong County, he arranged heavy troops here to serve as the first barrier in the north of Heilong County.

In addition, two military and civilian ports were expanded in the east and west of Dragon Cliff, making it form an angle with Dragon Cliff, making the defense of the north of Black Dragon County even more impregnable.

Due to the message of the fungus people, after they handed over their weapons and set sail again, the current Heilong County Taishou Jumang set off from the county capital Linglong City and rushed to the Dragon Cliff to prepare to meet Xingtian.

When they approached the Dragon Cliff, Ju Mang also rushed to the port west of the Dragon Cliff.

The warship entered the port, and Xing Tian just got off the ship, and Ju Mang greeted him with a smile.

Seeing Ju Mang Xingtian, he was stunned for a moment, and after staring at the other party with his eyes wide open for a long time, he said in a trembling voice: "I received a wanted warrant from Yudu five years ago, and I thought you were dead, but I didn't expect your kid to run away to the Nine Shadows Country." ”。

The two ghosts are old acquaintances, so when Ju Mang recognized Xing Tian at a glance, Xing Tian also recognized him, and when he was excited, Xing Tian did not hesitate to raise his hand and slap Ju Mang's left shoulder.

Jumang's guards were nervous, and in a burst of loading sounds, a pitch-black muzzle of a gun invariably pointed at Xingtian. The guards' right hands gripped the hilt of the Rainstorm Gun, and their index fingers were slightly touched.

As long as Xingtian dared to move again, the thirty-six sub-guns in their guns would not hesitate to beat Xingtian into a sieve.

"Don't be nervous!" Ju Mang suddenly raised his hand and scolded, then looked around at his subordinates and smiled slowly: "Do you know who he is? He is the God of War of Fenglin Continent! If he wants to kill me, we don't even have a chance to fight back." ”。

After speaking, he pressed down the barrel of the gun closest to his hand for a few points.

The vigilance on the faces of the guards slowly dissipated, and Qi Qi used his right hand to place the Rainstorm Gun vertically on the right side of his body, and took a step back without saying a word, but his eyes were still fixed on Xingtian.

"Makes you laugh. Ju Mang smiled a little embarrassedly, and arched his hand to make amends to Xingtian.

Xingtian didn't care about this, but just looked around at the guards of Jumang, and his eyes showed envy; although the guards of Jumang were all wearing armor made of stainless steel, Xingtian could see at a glance that the light armor of these armors could make the sergeant move much more quickly. In addition to the firearms on their sides, daggers were tied to their legs, and a steel knife hung from their waists, as well as and* and several round iron balls.

Xingtian naturally didn't know that the pomegranate-shaped ball was a pomegranate thunder developed by the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and to put it bluntly, it was a kind of *. But he had already heard that the Nine Shadows Army no longer relied on cold weapons to fight, and a large number of strange firearms were put into the war, which made the Nine Shadows Army a thunderbolt. I guess that thing is some kind of powerful firearm.

Thinking about it, Xing Tian thought that if he also had such a well-equipped and well-trained army, not to mention Qixing, even Ji Xuanyuan would be able to defeat it.

Looking at the perseverance and fearlessness on the faces of the Nine Shadows Army, his heart once again ignited high confidence.

"The lord has already explained, once he meets you, he will leave you and entertain you with delicious food and drink. Ju Mang took Xingtian's hand and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to eat something hot first." ”。

"What kind of official are you now in the Nine Shadows Kingdom?"

"Yes, I'm the county keeper now. Pulling the sentence of Xingtian and leaving, he asked casually as he walked: "Anyway, what are your plans now?" ”。

"I'm going to borrow troops to counterattack Qixing. Xing Tian replied lightly.

Ju Mang stopped when he heard this, and after showing a little embarrassment in his deep voice, he slowly spoke: "This is really a bit difficult to do at present; my lord has already gone out on patrol and is not in the court, in order not to disturb the people, we don't even know the route of his patrol, I can only send you a letter to him, and then settle you and your soldiers first." ”。

"This ......" Xing Tian thought about it carefully when he hesitated, although Xiao Shizhu was not in the court and could not solve his problem immediately, but he was already down at this time, but the other party was still willing to take him in, so he might as well wait patiently.

Thinking of this, Xingtian put away his hesitation, nodded and said, "Then I will trouble you." ”。

"If you give me any more politeness, I'll throw you into the sea. After saying this with a smile, Ju Mang turned to the accompanying officials and guards and said, "Go to the treasury and get some food and clothing, and settle the headless ghosts well." ”......

The morning dew had not yet dispersed, and Xiao Shizhu, who was stationed outside the Crow City, had already ordered the army to set off and march west in the morning fog as thin as a light veil.

Xiao Shizhu, who had woken up, sat on the edge of the bed, yawned out, and after a long yawn, his eyes swept over the four ghosts standing in front of him.

The four ghosts, three men and one woman standing in front of him, the female one was tall, and her sharp sword eyebrows were full of calmness, it was Chunyun's daughter Chunhan.

On her left and right are Qinglan and Xuanjiao's Hu Biao, as well as Wuqiu Shou's son Wuqiu Yuan.

"Hu Biao, have all the arranged disciples been sent out?" After taking the teacup handed by the ghost mother, Xiao Shizhu scraped the tea powder in the cup with the quilt cover, and asked leisurely.

"Yes, the twelve cultists had already traveled west in advance last night, and entered Juxing County in disguise with a few fungus people. The demon soul tiger Biao lowered his head slightly.

"Well, that's good, let them pay more attention to whether the officials in various places are secretly extravagant and wasteful, and take advantage of them. Xiao Shizhu leisurely blew the hot air in the cup, took a sip of fragrant tea, and said categorically: "Once discovered, immediately collect evidence and report it." ”。

As always, these twelve Xuanjiao disciples went to inquire about the people's situation in various places for him. And the direction he is going to is the next destination he is about to arrive at - Juxing County.

In this way, Xiao Shizhu could know in advance whether the local officials had exploited and oppressed the local ghost people because he was going west to Juxing County to prepare in advance.

At the end, Xiao Shizhu paused, and said to the ghosts in front of him: "You all remember that the interests of the ghost people are equal to the interests of our country at any time, and the palms and backs of your hands are all meat, so you can't favor one over the other. ”。

"Obey the Lord's teachings. The four ghosts were dressed in a whole robe, and they gave their hands in response.

Xiao Shizhu, a ghost who has always thought that smearing is used to count money, is not too much of a reason, so after stopping this topic, he put away the solemn color on his face and said: "After we enter Juxing County next, we will march in the direction of Moth Valley, and I will enter Zhuzhu County from Moth Valley." As for which official road or gallop road to go to Moth Valley, it's up to you to decide Chunhan. ”。

"No. Chun Han replied again.

"But my lord, isn't it too risky to walk the Moth Valley?" But after a pause, Chun Han's face was still a little hesitant: "This valley is narrow, and the widest part is only a few zhang, if there are ghosts ambushing on the cliffs on both sides to launch a surprise attack, the team marching in the valley below the mountain will not be able to react at all." ”。

"This valley is closed on both sides of the valley and is out of the way. Xiao Shizhu smiled indifferently and put down the teacup, raised his right index finger and rotated clockwise above his head a few times, and said leisurely disapprehantly: "Let the air cavalry and the flying army hover over the team to escort them, and you won't be afraid of any ambushes." ”。

"No. Chunhan, who responded again, nodded and kept Xiao Shizhu's explanation in mind.

"Lord, as your courtier, although you must carry out every order you make, the minister still has the responsibility to remind you that the terrain of Moth Valley is dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack. Chun Han was silent, but the worried Hu Biao spoke: "Even though you have won the hearts of the people in the country, the underworld has not all surnamed Xiao for the time being, and it is inevitable that assassins sent by other countries will appear. ”。

The so-called other countries refer to nothing more than the Northern Yin Dynasty that is eyeing the tiger; in short, Hu Biao just wants to tell Xiao Shizhu that he is not afraid of 10,000, he is afraid of what if.

After listening patiently, Xiao Shizhu nodded his head humbly, but then he still said disapprerovantly: "Thank you Hubiao for your kindness, but I have a way to avoid this, I will immediately tell you to stop or go." ”。

His solution was to make it impossible for anyone to budget how long it would take him to reach Moth Valley, and there would be no ghost to know when and how long it would take him to get through.

This is indeed a good idea, and after thinking about it, Hu Biao bowed his head slightly, and did not squeak again.

"The fungus god has something important to say. The Chinese side in the bedroom fell silent, and the shouts of Shenji sounded outside the closed door.

Xiao Shizhu didn't think much about it, and when he raised the teacup again, he gave Qinglan a look and asked him to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Shen Ji immediately walked out of the bedroom, stood still in front of Chunhan's feet, and bowed to Xiao Shizhu, and said loudly: "Lord Qiqi, just now I received an urgent report from Heilong County Taishou Jumang, Xingtian, who was defeated in the rebellion, led more than 10,000 remnants of the defeated army to flee to my country's Heilong County. At the request of the lord, Taishou Jumang has settled him in a military camp on the island, where he is entertained with delicious food and drink. ”。

"He finally chose to come to my country. Excitement flashed across Xiao Shizhu's face, and after his face returned to normal, he asked again: "Did Ju Mang mention that when Xingtian came to my country, did he temporarily avoid rebellion, or did he borrow troops to quell the rebellion?"

After he learned that Xingtian was chased and beaten, he guessed that if Xingtian was cornered, he would only choose to either go to Mashou Country or come to Jiuyou Country.

But once he really came to the Nine Shadows Country, whether he came to borrow troops or live temporarily, this Xiao Shizhu really couldn't guess.

"It's a borrowed soldier. Shen Ji said after a little reflection.

"Borrowed soldiers?" Xiao Shizhu muttered, a subtle sense of loss in his eyes, thinking that after Xingtian arrived, he would take him under his command on the pretext of helping him quell the rebellion. But Xingtian actually came to borrow soldiers, obviously he didn't plan to serve Xiao Shizhu, he just thought that everyone would benefit each other, which made Xiao Shizhu frown.

And Xingtian is not a long qin, it is impossible for him to smear some chili water on his eyes or something and cry twice, and he will be grateful to the other party.

When Xiao Shizhu was racking his brains, the ghost mother who had been sitting silently beside him after boiling the tea, said inadvertently: "Xingtian, the headless ghost king, is very affectionate and righteous, and this time he came to my country to borrow troops, and he didn't find his friend King Ma Shou for fear of affecting the other party." ”。

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Shizhu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought about it.